Pettibone Denies Any Relations With State
Pettibone faced questions over alleged state ties and payments as Orchard recall and cross examination unfolded. witness testimony described prior threats linked to Steunenberg and denials of conversations with Bagley Waters and Coates. Rockefeller, drunk and penniless, was freed after signing pledge.
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Max Malich
Latters
Denver
Steunenberg
Orchard
Bagley
Colorado
Lottie
Kid Waters
Cripple Creek
Dr. McGee
City electrician accused in council meeting clash
A lawyer in the Pi Detding district accused city officials at a meeting attended by the mayor. The alleged case centers on Joslyn and a $400 debt from O Johnson, with McGraw uncovering alleged misappropriation of about $9,000 from Joslyn family funds.
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Wethaw
Vicc
Joslyn
Johnson
Supreme Court
McGraw
West Pay Interest on Ballard Debt July First 1907
The report notes interest of 1000 dollars on Ballard Hight bonds due July 1 1907. Annexed territory brings cash into the general fund and requires an ordinance to release it. A special session may be called Thursday before the street committee meeting.
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WEST
Ballard
Patlard Hight
General Fund
Portland Delegates Prepare For Christian Endeavor Banquet
Portland officials report C E delegates will travel by special trains to Seattle for a banquet during Vice President Fairbanks visit. A large tent, feeding capacity for 1 000 plus daily gas and water piping are arranged though no restaurant contractor has been secured. West Virginia plans to send 135 delegates, arriving July 5. Committees meet tonight to finalize banquet logistics at Rainier Club or Lincoln Hotel.
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Christian Etertainment Committee
Portland
West Virginia
Wheeling
Seattle
Canadian Pacific
Fairbanks
Rainier Club
Lincoln Hotel
Coliseum to Be Converted Into West Side Theater
The Coliseum will become a theater in the west under Sullivan and Con after signing a lease with Coliseum Investment Company. $30,000 will fund remodeling to a 2700-seat playhouse with the city’s largest stage and 16 exits, no balcony, opening August 16 with vaudeville acts.
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Sullivan & Con
Coliseum Investment Com
Mills Close Down Prompted by Uncertain Conspiracy Claims
A municipal report notes last night’s unanimous club vote on a strike claim tied to alleged conspiracy by producers. The report says no solid evidence supports a conspiracy, while the town discusses factory shutdowns as mills remain affected amid ongoing debates.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SALOONS ARE CLOSED
Everett June 18 Sheriff Beard returned from an investigation of the Monte Cristo branch of the Northern Pacific to identify saloons with licenses and close those operating illegally. He found two in Silverton one in Robe and three in Monte Cristo. The Robe dealer paid for a license. Monte Cristo applicants are held over due to mining interests opposing more groggeries.
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Everett
Beard
Monte Cristo
Northern Pacific
Silverton
Robe
Freight Rates to the Orient Rise on July First
Freight rates to the Orient will advance on July 1 after a prior reduction to exclude tramp ships chartered by exporters. Rates return to old figures: $4 per ton to Japan, $4.60 to Hong Kong, an increase of 50 cents, and $6 to Shanghai, higher by 50 cents.
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Orient
Japan
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Dice game discovery in the county fall
Chicago report notes Asstratter Sweeney spotting a dice game in progress tossed by Kelly a trunny under Former Jailer Whitman. The incident occurred amid ongoing county concerns and highlights local law enforcement interest in illicit gambling activities.
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Chicago
Sweeney
Kelly
Whitman
Pigeon Returns to Lodge After Florida Journey
A pigeon sent to Florida five months earlier by Master in Chancery William Cooper has flown back to a lodge on the Merchants' building at La Baile and Washington Streets. Cooper earlier brought two birds from Florida, one of which returned for the first time after its journey.
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Chicago
Florida
William Cooper
Buillding
la Baile
Alexandria
Leo Lee
Rayville
Vidalia
Price and Scarcity of Coal in Seattle Investigation
The Star reports an in depth inquiry by Francis A. Bingleton into western Washington coal production and marketing. It covers mine location capacity and ownership labor market conditions in Seattle and at the mines. The investigation considers a potential coal producers monopoly and will present results in a series starting tomorrow.
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Seattle
Star
Francis A. Bingleton
Washington
Remedy Irregularities In Employment Agencies Hearings
City license and revenue committee weighs remedies for agency abuses after patrons report losses. Several cases involve men sent abroad or duped into expensive journeys. patrons seek safeguards. The council aims to protect customers by tighter controls and licensing.
Filthy garb age trade exposed by Seattle garbage men
A Seattle health report details how garbage men collect clothing and textiles from Greek and Italian families on Terry Ave N and Harrison St, then resell them to junk dealers. Clothes and bedding are not sterilized, risking contagious disease among residents in a rundown, overcrowded area near Green Lake. Local residents call for investigation and health board action.
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Garbage Trust
Lake Union District
Seatte
Terry
Lake Union
John and
Harrison State
Terry Av. SN
Harrison St
Pate
Star
Beattie
Terry Ay
Green Lake
Fairview
Board of Health
Arrested Bogishman Suspected in petty theft cases
Ernest Scott, arrested yesterday on complicity in a number of petty thefts, is identified by police as a young Bogishman long sought by authorities. His English mother had believed him dead in Seattle. Scott claims illness kept him from writing.
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Ernest Scott
England
Seattle
Scott
Desert Ship Escape From Tosa Maru Crew Stirs Investigation
Four stowaways and four sailors including quartermaster Kenechi Shimozaki fled the Sat urday night from the Tosa Maru, prompting a heavy fine risk if a missing man is not returned. Dock, customs, and immigration kept a strict watch as the ship faces penalties for transporting the men.
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Pwain
Shelimazo
Kenechi Shimozaki
Dock, Customs and Immigration Service
Waterhouse Adds Two Steamers to North China Run
Frank Waterhouse and Co will add two steamers the Kumerie in August and the Suverie in October to the North China service. The schedule will be arranged to boost Boston Steamship Company fleet service with calls at Manila Hong Kong Shanghai Kobe and Yokohama.
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North China
Frank Waterhouse & Co
Kumerie
Suverie
Boston Steamship Company
Manila
Hong One
Shanghai
Kobe
Yokoma
Earl of Munster Denies Chicago Bride Rumor
London June 18 The Earl of Munster denies reports he will marry Mrs Potter Palmer of Chicago, stating the stories are unfounded. The denial counters circulating rumors about a high society marriage.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
London
Earl of Munster
Mra Potter Palmer
Chicago
Everett Wharf Lease Sparks Protest and Legal Challenge
June 18 Everett report states the city signed a ten year wharf lease with a private firm. Coleman & Fogarty represent lessees. Opponents announce a mass meeting Friday night to protest and threaten legal action to block the deal.
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Everett
Jones
Coleman & Fogarty
Lawsuit Seeks 30000 in Damages Over Seattle Car Accident
Laurie A. McCormick sues Seattle HBlectric for 30000 alleging injuries after falling from a company streetcar at Flint and Bell on July 15, 1906. She claims the car started before she could alight safely, causing internal injuries.
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Laurie A. McCormick
Seattle Hblectric Company
Flint
Bell Ats
To Give Musical Comedy at Sacred Heart Closing Exercises
The Crystal Ball, a three act comedy, will be staged by Sacred Heart church students at their closing exercises on June 20. Right Rev. Bishop O'Dea will deliver the address at the exercises.
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Atudenta
Sacred Heart Church
Bishop O'Dea
Fire in Judge H. C. Carson Home Douses, Death Noted
Georgetown volunteers extinguished a small house fire at the late Judge H. C. Carson’s home where a death occurred Sunday. The blaze, caused by a defective flue, caused nominal damage as funeral plans proceed for the judge.
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Georgetown
H. C. Carson
Court hears charge of abandonment against John Denton
In Desphaines street court, the wealthy Fisher Denton of Rockford Illinois is accused of abandoning two young daughters and forcing one to wear men's clothing and work in the fields.
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Chicago
Desphaines St
John Denton
Fockford, Til
Cottage Plans in Country Summer Getaway
A Baltimore American blurb shows a couple discussing a country cottage retreat for the summer. They stress practical comfort ensuring a furnace remains in good order for the stay.
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Baltimore American
Darwin Kingsley Elected President of New York Life
Darwin Kingsley was today elected president of New York Life, succeeding Orr. Kingsley takes the helm of the insurer in the midst of leadership transition announced in New York.
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THE
NEW York Life
Scripps Telegraph Service
York
Darwin Kingsley
Orr
Five Drownings Reported at Lake Sammamish
Five people drowned at Lake Sammamish including Antone Nayer aged 13 and his sisters Lingte and Ida. Emma Nayer and Mrs. John Herter also perished as currents swept the group away while attempting a rescue. Coroner's office and local mills joined the search as authorities warn of treacherous undercurrents and ongoing body retrieval efforts.
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Emma Nayer
John Herter
Nayeer
Antone
Aleters
Lingte
Ida Nayer
Ida
Mrs. Nayer
Mr. Herter
Mra. Herter
Thetra
Carrol
Monahan
Myer
Nayer
N and Mrs. Herter Were Recuve But Antone Nayer
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Sammamish
Lake Washington
Sammamish Lake
See Sammamish
Murderer Bail Rule Stirs Montana Supreme Court
Helena June 14 The Montana Supreme Court rules murder is a bailable offense if the county attorney cannot prove the defendant is not entitled to bail. If the defendant shows a good disposition and no quarrelsome history bail may be demanded. otherwise he may be kept in jail.
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Seripes Telegraph Servier
Helena
Supreme Court of Montana
Mutiny Plot Involving 5000 Black Sea Fleet Men Found In Odessa
Reports from Odessa say 5,000 sailors from the Black Sea fleet were involved in a threatened mutiny. The plan was uncovered just before a bombardment of Odessa and nearby Caucasus towns. Many sailors have been imprisoned and are held apart until the full plot is exposed.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Odessa
Black Bea
Doctor Jordan Loses Claim in Norgren Echo Land Case
Olympia June 18. Dr J Eugene Jordan of Beattie loses suit for full settlement in the Norgren echo land case. Papers show he was not versed in some law aspects though party to many lawsuits. Case involved money advanced for a King County forty. Court reverses lower court which allowed only claims for money advanced as evidence showed.
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Olympia
J. Eugene Jordan
Beattie
Norgren Echoc
King County
Russia Quiet After Quelling Revolt Threat
June 18 St. Petersburg reports the planned revolt against the government over the dissolution of the douma has been averted for now. Troops patrol streets and officials stay vigilant for any mutiny while papers downplay the czar’s ukase and overall conditions improve beyond worst fears.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Three Minnesota midshipmen bodies found near Newport News
Fully mutilated bodies of three midshipmen from the launch of the battleship Minnesota were recovered near Newport News. Names identified include P. H. Field W. H. Stevenson and F. P. Holcomb. One more body is reported sighted near Fortress Monroe but not recovered.
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Washington
Minnesota
Newport News
P. H. Field
W. H. Stevenson
F. P. Holcomb
Fortress Monroe
Rate case dismissed over wheat order dispute judge rules
Judge C H Hanford of the United States circuit court holds no ground for litigation on the wheat order issued by the Washington state railway commission about a year ago and recently revoked. He yesterday dismissed the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's case seeking an injunction to restrain the commission from hearing traffic-interchange complaints on June 2.
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C. H. Hanford
United States Circuit Court
Washington State Railway Commission
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Commission
Army post near Honolulu to double capacity
Orders from the quartermaster general in Washington direct doubling the Khauki army post near Honolulu and rebuilding a general storehouse with offices in the city.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Honolulu
Quartermaster General
Washington
Coast defense maneuvers planned on Pacific coast
The War Department announced a Pacific coast defense program for a peacetime coast exercise. Four companies of the Second Infantry National Guard will be stationed at Worden and Fort Lee. three at Fort Hlegler. The drills involve elaborate and extensive maneuvers to be watched closely by officials.
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Pacific
War Department
Oenes
and Sansheep
Worden
Fort 2Ee
Fort Flegler
Want Furniture Movers Licensed
The council's license and revenue committee plans an ordinance to license all furniture and house movers and firms. It cites cases of overcharging by unscrupulous movers and proposes price limits based on distance.
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Want Furniture Movers Licensed
City Council Passes and Proposes Salary Increases
City council debates raises for municipal workers including firemen, blacksmiths, foremen in water and lighting, janitors, and stenographers amid close votes and internal committee disputes. Ordinances advance to first readings with some raises contested.
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City Hall
Beaten by Thugs on Georgetown Street
Joe Normandy of 222 Estella street Georgetown reports he was assaulted by three highwaymen at midnight while returning home. He was beaten about the head and body and robbed of valuables but the assailants fled without securing the jewelry and money Normandy carried. He suspects the robbers knew his possessions.
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Joe Normandy
Estella St
Georgetown
Normandy
Waitresses deny mass withdrawal from Seattle union
Misa Alice Lord, secretary of the Seattle Waitresses' union, denied a claim that 12 waitresses asked withdrawal cards. She called the assertion malicious and said no girl had asked to withdraw. She noted six day weeks and that non union workers were employed to fill positions.
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Misa Alice Lord
Seattle Waitresses’ Union
Seattle Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Miss Lord
Restau
Seattle
Mink’s
Babecock’s
Schmitz Appeals to Widen Attorney Consultation Window
San Francisco June 18 Eugene Schmitz asked Judge Lawler to widen the order allowing him to consult attorneys from 11 to 4 to prevent being deprived of office. He refuses to recognize the supervisors' action appointing Gallagher as acting mayor. Lawler refused the request. Gas and United Railroads cases were postponed until Friday.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
San Bancisco
Eugene BK. Schmits
Lawler
Schmitz
Suvisora
Gallagher
Gas
United Railroads
Wright brothers in Europe amid purchase speculation
Paris reports say Wilbur Wright and his brother from Dayton are in Europe on a pleasure trip while rumors persist they plan to sell their aerial navigation invention to a foreign power. European nations watch closely as the brothers travel and attract attention worldwide.
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Wilbur Wright
Dayton, O
Berlin
Europe
Wrights
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